Bluebell Lane

Bluebell Cottage is full of character with its Lovelace style external and internal walls and its very clever extension done a few years back. The original kitchen lacked natural light, partly due to the low ceilings, so whatever we did we had to keep the kitchen as light as possible. Beforehand, the clients had a beautiful block of wood as a mantle above their Aga in their Shaker-style kitchen, but the modern style of kitchen which they wanted rendered it unreusable. By introducing strongly figured, book-matched Satin Walnut veneered wall units, we were able to replace the character the mantle had. Warm white smooth-painted base units, Primordia Caesarstone leather-finish worktops and matching wall colour glass splashback keep the look light and airy.. We also added another area where they had had a desk in the kitchen, in so extending the kitchen workspace. There was no place for tall housings in this kitchen, so all larder food is stored in drawers and cupboards with internal pull-out shelves. Another important part of the brief was to include a shelf to display some precious pottery. Finally, the replacement of the old Aga with a new teal Everhot range ensured the kitchen retained its warmth and charm.